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Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2918
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2298
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2191
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2152
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2471
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1840
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2260
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2029
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2792
MUST SEE VIDEO: Airplanes landing in a Timely Fashion 8 Agschmid Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 4221
Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1875
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1913
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1878
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3277
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 1898
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2244
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2233
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2070
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2181
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3574
Judge refuses to halt progress of California high-speed rail 0 Eugene Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2067
Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1951
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 4781
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1873
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1931
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2441
Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2135
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4180
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2013
Major tourist bus route on England's south coast gets temporary reprieve 0 nxylas Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1842

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion Pricing 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1850
The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 9996
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1811
We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. 2 phantom power Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2197
This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1799
Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! 4 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 3540
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metrocard 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1907
Urban designers are from Mars, transit planners are from Venus 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1954
What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3917
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 1987
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6147
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2190
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1997
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1897
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2128
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2479
Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2314
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2092
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2843
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2355
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3042
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4083
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2088
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2987
Poll: By More Than Two to One, New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes a Good Thing 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2013
First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2186
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2971
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2081
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2616
As the U.S. Presidential Election Begins in Earnest, a Study in Contrasts (Transportation policy) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2016

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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MN: Study says $827 million rail expansion needed in St. Paul's east metro 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2437
Metro Atlanta transit measure fails; Teabaggers rejoice 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2707
Tactical urbanism: "Parklet" coming to Lexington Avenue parking spots (Asheville, NC) 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 5 2588
London Underground Breaks Passenger Numbers Record 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3388
Toronto Star: Neighbourhoods getting involved construction of TTC line 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1906
China, India Continue High Speed Rail Expansion Plans 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2214
Olympic effort for London's DLR 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2552
'Cities in Motion' computer transit simulation game 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2725
Londoners Quit Roads as Tube Bears Burden of Olympic Crowds 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2773
Rapid transit bus system could be ready in 2 years, Detroit City Council told 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1923
Gridlocked Metro Atlanta poised to defeat tax to improve mass transit 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2477
DC’s Silver Line Reaches Construction Milestone 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2197
Chicago Transit Authority: Dan Ryan Red Line Project 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1978
UK Ramps Up Intercity Rail Investments 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2546
Loudoun County comes to its senses, votes 'yes' on the Metro Silver Line project 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 3032
Toronto: How to pay for TTC expansion 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2425
The Atlantic wonders if transit is failing white people 6 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 3139
Bus Rapid Transit: Easy to Build, Easy to Destroy 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2644
San Francisco: All-door boarding on buses 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2574
Too hot for the Washington Metro? 8 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 4360
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